Little Jack’s Corner

Some time ago, I discovered this nifty site online that gives tips on how to de-clutter your life and organize everything from your potty room to your pantry to your purse.  It’s www.FlyLady.net and she has quite the following.  The little purple fairy is quite hilarious as well and is kinda how I wish my personal Laundry Fairy would look (if she still visited my home!).

One big thing about FlyLady is her encouragement of having a daily routine.  Routines are typically divided up into mangeable portions that cover morning chores, evening chores, daily cleanings, and “zone focusing” (deep cleaning one particular area of the home per day).  She even provides a list of habits to start following - with the most popular being “Shine your Sink”, followed closely by “Dress to Shoes”.

Now, no matter how strongly a purple fairy encourages me to do so, I will never wear shoes in my home, but I do follow pretty much everything else - customized to my own preferences. 

She also sends out daily email (about a gazillion per day to be exact) reminders that helps you along your way.  I use to get these emails but for the sake of having a de-cluttered Inbox, I stopped getting those.  Luckily, she has everything on her website anyway.

My personal routines were compiled back in October 2007 when I first became a stay-at-home wife, and letmetellyou, the house has never been easier to keep clean!  The “15 minutes” that she encourages, “if nothing else”, really can -and do- make a huge impact.  So does little things such as the daily “swish & swipe” of the bathroom.  And don’t we all love a clean bathroom? 

I thought for this week, I’d do a little series on my FlyLady routines and how they’ve helped.  We’ll start off with this opening post, and each day I’ll post my own routines for that day.   Next Saturday, we’ll pick back up and discuss more about FlyLady.  Perhaps a fellow FlyLady will be reading and want to join in with some comments!

Ready?  Ok, let’s take a peek….